Endometrial cancer surgery costs: robot vs laparoscopy.

Study Objective: To compare surgical costs for endometrial cancer staging between robotic-assisted and traditional laparoscopic methods.

Design: Retrospective chart review from November 2005 to July 2006 (Canadian Task Force classification II-3).

Setting: Non-university-affiliated teaching hospital.

Addiction in pregnancy.

Substance abuse in pregnancy has increased over the past three decades in the United States, resulting in approximately 225,000 infants yearly with prenatal exposure to illicit substances. Routine screening and the education of women of child bearing age remain the most important ways to reduce addiction in pregnancy. Legal and illegal substances and their effect on pregnancy discussed in this review include opiates, cocaine, alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and amphetamines.

Mallory-Weiss tear diagnosed in the immediate postpartum period: a case report.

Background: Mallory-Weiss tears occur rarely during pregnancy, labour and delivery, and the puerperium, despite the increased frequency of retching and vomiting.

Case: We describe a Mallory-Weiss syndrome diagnosed during the immediate postpartum period in a 34-year-old primigravida. The syndrome initially manifested as lower gastrointestinal bleeding and melena.